Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Australia instead of Dominica, you would:

Health

live 11.8 years longer

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 7.9 times more spent on your healthcare

Dominica spends $968 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Australia spends $7,691 as of 2023.

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have 77.6% more access to essential health services

Dominica scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Australia scores 87 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 5.9 times more money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $65,130 as of 2025.

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Life

be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Dominica, approximately 36.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Australia, 2.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 90.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 33.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 17.2% more likely to have internet access

In Dominica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Australia, about 96.1% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 10.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 174.1 times more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.

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Safety

be 96.9% less likely to be murdered

Dominica has a homicide rate of 27.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 59.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Dominica, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Australia, they kill 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 74.9% more home broadband

Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Australia has 36.5 as of 2024.

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live with 53.3% less strain on fresh water

Dominica withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Australia withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 11.1 times more CO2

Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Australia emits 14.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Australia is 96.0% more expensive than Dominica overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Dominica is about 10,308 times smaller than Australia.
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Moving from Dominica to Australia · OECD 2018
6 people moved from Dominica to Australia.
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Australia: At a glance

Australia is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 7,682,300 sq km. Prehistoric settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia at least 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession of the east coast in the name of Great Britain (all of Australia was claimed as British territory in 1829 with the creation of the colony of Western Australia). Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the Allied effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has become an internationally competitive, advanced market economy due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980s and its location in one of the fastest growing regions of the world economy. Long-term concerns include aging of the population, pressure on infrastructure, and environmental issues such as floods, droughts, and bushfires. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth, making it particularly vulnerable to the challenges of climate change. Australia is home to 10 per cent of the world's biodiversity, and a great number of its flora and fauna exist nowhere else in the world. In January 2013, Australia assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term.
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